BattleTech

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  • Summary: Assume command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 62
  3. Negative: 0 out of 62
  1. GameGrin
    Apr 24, 2018
    100
    An unmissable strategy gem that will unquestionably keep you playing one more contract. If you like mechs or tactical strategy games you’ll have a great time here whether you are a newcomer to the universe or not. BattleTech gets my full recommendation.
  2. COGconnected
    May 7, 2018
    88
    The story, the characters and the writing are better than you could hope for. If you are willing to overcome a few technical hiccups, and if you are an unrepentant sci-fi nerd, Battletech can be your new favorite game.
  3. RPG Fan
    Mar 5, 2020
    84
    BattleTech is a special kind of experience that doesn't come around too often. As much as it demands from you, it offers equal or greater reward in return. As I said before, this property is very dear to my heart, so it brings me joy to see this game achieve what it sets out to accomplish with so much success.
  4. GameSpot
    Apr 30, 2018
    80
    Battletech's intricate components ultimately foster a fascinating wealth of nuanced systems that build a uniquely strenuous, detailed, and thoroughly rewarding tactical strategy game.
  5. Games Master UK
    May 18, 2018
    79
    The testing combat is fun, and managing your squad of mercenaries is even better. [June 2018, p.78]
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  6. SpazioGames
    May 10, 2018
    75
    Battletech is a good effort from the people at Harebrained Schemes, and the passion poured into this project is clearly visible from many little details. Still, the game is in need of some more polish, and the AI particularly desperately needs a patch or two. Buy it in any case if you love the original license, or everything mech - related as a whole.
  7. Cubed3
    Apr 25, 2018
    60
    While the story in BattleTech takes some interesting turns, and the combat is slow if serviceable, the game chugs along as playable with occasional moments of greatness. The major issues come from how combat is both too slow at times and too random, plus there are too many numbers to sort through for anyone short of the very dedicated. The structural problems are too ingrained in the game to easily fix, which is unfortunate as there is actually a solid package underneath the problems.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 133
  3. Negative: 34 out of 133
  1. series101
    Jun 3, 2021
    10
    The stars of the game are the mechs and the ability to customize them. Since launch a lot of the slow downs in the game have been correctedThe stars of the game are the mechs and the ability to customize them. Since launch a lot of the slow downs in the game have been corrected and the time between turns move faster. Overall, a great experience for fans of turn based strategy games.… Expand
  2. Stefka
    May 2, 2018
    10
    This is a dream come true for any serious battletech TT lovers.
    It is a MODERN way to conceive a 30 year old TT, and still we can play with    This is a dream come true for any serious battletech TT lovers.
    It is a MODERN way to conceive a 30 year old TT, and still we can play with great graphics, great sounds, great OST.
    And above all a magnificent campaign.
    Totally in love with this game.    … Expand
  4. Sardauk
    Apr 24, 2018
    10
    Old BattleTech fan. Been waiting for something like this for years. Delivers in every regard.
  5. Teleman
    Apr 29, 2018
    8
    Been playing for a total of 20 hours. No loading time issues, no cashes, no bugs encountered. I don't know why people who don't know how toBeen playing for a total of 20 hours. No loading time issues, no cashes, no bugs encountered. I don't know why people who don't know how to use a proper gaming setup with at least an ssd drive consider themselves entitled to comment and give bad ratings here. These people (or children I should say) are the same ones that the CoD cancer generation created.

    My only true gripes about this game is that some animations during battles feel drawn out and this being a turn based game, it is very time consuming. A simple fast forward or skip would be excellent.    … Expand
  6. MortalManny
    May 16, 2018
    7
    Cons: Game is too easy mid-late game. Time consuming in a bad way (you'll know it when you play it). Story is just bad. The game hogs yourCons: Game is too easy mid-late game. Time consuming in a bad way (you'll know it when you play it). Story is just bad. The game hogs your system at 100% all the time.

    Pros: Gameplay is good (just a bit time consuming). Cutscenes look good (why didn't they just use that instead of realtime bad graphics.    … Expand
  7. supercagan
    Dec 27, 2018
    5
    I learned not to trust paid reviewers, 100/100, 10/10 best game ever!
    So i got this, played a few hours and then uninstalled and refunded.    I learned not to trust paid reviewers, 100/100, 10/10 best game ever!
    So i got this, played a few hours and then uninstalled and refunded.
    -Tactics are bad, AI is bad, story is bad...
    -Mech animations look good for the first 1 hr of the game and then it gets old and the camera angles are horrible.
    -did i mention horrible camera angles? Cant even see your units moving.
    -takes 1 month to fix a mech but cant hire more technicians? maybe you can in the future but i uninstalled before that.
    -at least they tried, go buy and play shadowrun from this dev, a much better game....    … Expand
  8. ikatomas
    Jul 19, 2023
    0
    Do not like Dev's importing SJW culture values into games of stompy robots.
    Some things do not belong in video games.

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#74 Best PC Game of 2018
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